WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * Continuing Resolution to Reopen Government, FY 2026 Appropriations Bills Head to President's Desk Senator Collins led negotiations on the measure to end the government shutdown * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation coauthored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration announced a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) following an application from the Maine Department of Transportation to participate in the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program. This program enables the Federal Highway Administration to assign responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and all or part of its responsibilities for environmental rev  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Senators Blunt Rochester, Welch, Collins Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Farm to School Program In case you missed it, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Farm to School Act, bipartisan legislation to get more fresh, locally grown foods in schools across the nation by expanding and investi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Her Legislation to End the Government Shutdown Legislation coauthored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to end the government shutdown and provide three full-year Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills has been signed into law. Senator Collins issued the following stateme  more

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 13 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news: * * * 'I wasn't doing it alone': Students find mentorship and direction in Maine Law's 3+3 Program" "By the time I was a senior in high school, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer," second year law student Joseph Inabanza said. "I had never known anyone who'd gone to law school, but I wanted it anyway." This determination is how Inabanza ended up in Maine Law's 3+3 Program, entering Maine Law in the Fall  more